Oriental Longheaded Locust

Acrida cinerea

Description

Acrida cinerea have different size between the males and females, the length of the male is about 40-50 mm, while the female is 70-80 mm. The head is long with triangular shaped and tipped with two long antennae. The body is green or brown with colorless hindwings. The legs are long that support to jump in long distance.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

Male: 40-50 mm; Female: 70-80 mm

Ar

Arboreal

Di

Diurnal

He

Herbivore

Te

Terrestrial

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Arthropoda

CLASS

:

Insecta

ORDER

:

Orthoptera

FAMILY

:

Acrididae

GENUS

:

Acrida

SPECIES

:

Acrida cinerea

Distribution

Acrida cinerea could be found on the grass.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Brunei Darussalam, Japan, China, South Korea.

Habits and Lifestyle

Acrida cinerea males and females produce sound when they fly caused by the mechanisms of the hindwings. It is active in daylight, busking under the sunlight.

Lifestyle

Terestrial, Arboreal

Biome

Tropical rain forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Acrida cinerea is a herbivore (folivore) insect that eats grass.

Diet : Herbivore, folivore.

Mating Habits

Acrida cinerea mating on the tree or grass, and the female will lay the eggs in the soil with sufficient light.

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods : –

Independent age : at birth

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : –

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. kyushu-u.pure.elsevier.com
  2. thailandnatureproject.com
  3. wikipedia.org
  4. jungledragon.com
  5. japantimes.co.jp
  6. jor.pensoft.net
  7. inaturalist.org